A cat that went missing in Michigan three years ago just turned up at a McDonald’s 10 miles from his owner’s home.  She says she never lost hope and spotted him after her local Humane Society posted photos………….. The Bronx Zoo in New York announced the first king vulture chick to hatch at the facility in three decades.  And it’s being hand-raised using a puppet made to look like a mother vulture.  (Here’s a slideshow, and here’s a video.)……And finally……………. 

A 31-year-old former Royal Marine from the U.K. just completed the longest triathlon ever – more than 8,000 miles over the course of eight months.  Mitch Hutchcraft started last September by swimming the English Channel.  Then he rode a bike 7,500 miles from Europe to India . . . walked or ran over 500 miles to Nepal . . . and finished up on Sunday by climbing MOUNT EVEREST.  He did it to raise money for a group called SAVSIM.   It’s a charity in the U.K. that protects wildlife and also works with veterans.